Domino’s explain why worker was seen bulk buying potato wedges in supermarket

There are a few 'where were you' moments in history. This, surely, will be the one marked down in the annals for 2017.

The moment seemingly one of the greatest travesties perpetrated on a trusting, unsuspecting public by a beloved institution was uncovered. The moment we discovered Domino's potato wedges might not be all they're cracked up to be. This Watergate scandal of our time broke when one Twitter user spotted a Domino's worker in Britain suspiciously bulk buying £1-per-kilogram wedges at an Asda store. https://twitter.com/SineadSarahxo/status/828271761670160386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The scale of this revelation really hits home when you go on the Domino's website and see they're flogging a box of wedges and dip for £3.99. Some markup that.

Needless to say, the public outcry was swift and deafening.

https://twitter.com/issydarcey/status/828371681844527104 https://twitter.com/sabahhkhann/status/828648656798674944 https://twitter.com/LJWhitehouse13/status/828333089042604032 https://twitter.com/amiisteward/status/828391907785134081

A few hardy souls feigned a lack to surprise, surely just to try and comfort the distressed.

https://twitter.com/original_jaj/status/828342433662529536

Others just sank into denial.

https://twitter.com/jBarge_/status/828365194392924165 We can only imagine the panic this all caused at Domino's HQ, who have not faced a crisis like this since Pizza Hut unveiled the stuffed crust. However the company has now issued a statement offering a possible explanation for why one of their employees was seen bulk-buying potato wedges in Asda. A spokeswoman for Domino's Pizza said:

"With a big sporting weekend, very occasionally our stores are in an unfortunate position where some products may run out. "We do not advocate this as a solution and are investigating. We have rigorous food standards where our franchisees buy all food from our approved suppliers to help maintain the high standards customers rightly expect."

This article originally appeared on JOE.co.uk.